resolution must come with a renunsiation of force by the u.s. translator: you can t really ask syria or any other country to disarm unilaterally while military force against it is being contemplated. they say that will orange strengthen diplomacy. nothing focuses the mind like the pros peck of a hang. looming over the negotiations, deep distrust that the syrians are truly committed to giving up their chemical weapons for good and that russia is committed to making them keep their word. when you see the plane loads of russian arms flying into damascus on a daily basis, tons and tons, when you see the russian veto time after time of any resolution in the security council, i think is ample reason to to be skeptical. but practical obstacles to ridding syria of chemical weapons may be even more imposing than the diplomatic.
they say that will orange strengthen diplomacy. nothing focuses the mind like the pros peck of a hang. looming over the negotiations, deep distrust that the syrians are truly committed to giving up their chemical weapons for good and that russia is committed to making them keep their word. when you see the plane loads of russian arms flying into damascus on a daily basis, tons and tons, when you see the russian veto time after time of any resolution in the security council, i think is ample reason to to be skeptical. but practical obstacles to ridding syria of chemical weapons may be even more imposing than the diplomatic. syria has 1,000 tons of numerous chemical agents, including ingredients for mustard, sarin and vx gas. in six known sites and many more unknown, now likely dispersed and hidden as the u.s. has
columnist and political director for newsweek and the daily beast. good morning, john. good morning, carol. good morning. a tough one, isn t it? do you agree with mr. rogers? i mean, he says the president should have been talking syria for months and months. but frankly, the american people, they don t listen all that closely. absolutely. look, what mike rogers is articulating is the long-standing criticism of the government by members of congress. there s essentially not enough lbj, not enough able to armtwist with members of congress to reach out, make that sustained push to build trust. obviously within the republican conferen conference, there s deep distrust in the president. and republicans are wrestling with their own isolationist impulses against the rev visionists, age old inside the republican party. as the president prepares to make this full court press, hitting the interviews across the various stations today and
on the deep distrust and dysfunction of the political leaders. john, thank you so much. the palestinians saying that the president not seen as much of a capablero in this situation. and so many presidents who think they come optimistic in the beginning and realize quickly that it is so much more complicated. in syria, things heating up as well. rebel and government forces accuse one another of firing a deadly chemical weapon. look what mommy is having. mommy s having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could ve had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. something this delicious could only come from nature. discover nectresse™. the 100%-natural no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. nectresse™. sweetness naturally.
ron paul. he was able to draw very enthusiastic crowds, very diverse crowds and young crowds, and i think a rand paul will be able to tap into some of that. i do think there is this deep distrust of the government that borders on conspiracy theories, but in a lot of ways i think there s this deep distrust and misgivings around a lot of the big institutions that people think have failed them. and in many ways i think that rand paul will be able to tap into that successfully. moderate republicans are a little afraid of rand paul because they feel like who, who? moderate republicans? who are i m sorry, who are they? i m not sure who are they? do they exist? i didn t know they existed. nia-malika henderson and toure, obviously one hour is not enough for toure. coming up, russell simmons says the nra can keep their yankee hat wearing spokesman and their african-american campaigns for themselves. stay with us. any male catholic can be